Light distance for baby plants??

[cwesto]

How far should these two CFL's be from these babies?? One is a 45w soft white and the other is a 26w 6500k cool light. Someone please help me with this one, I cant find any info on how to provide light to seedlings 1 day out of the dirt.. They r so small i dont want to stress them out.

pics 1 & 2 - my sprouts under the CFL's
Pic 3 - temp and humid in the room
pic 4 - the lights about 8" above sprouts

cwesto Reviewed by cwesto on 10-29-2007. Light distance for baby plants?? How far should these two CFL's be from these babies?? One is a 45w soft white and the other is a 26w 6500k cool light. Someone please help me with this one, I cant find any info on how to provide light to seedlings 1 day out of the dirt.. They r so small i dont want to stress them out. pics 1 & 2 - my sprouts under the CFL's Pic 3 - temp and humid in the room pic 4 - the lights about 8" above sprouts Rating: 5

[blink_inc]

closer....they are going to stretch...

You should be able to get to a few inches above.

[cwesto]

Awsome Thanku very much blink, i just moved them closer to about 3" away instead of the 8" will these 2 CFL's be enough light until i can put them underr the 400w MH?

[EXP13]

Awsome Thanku very much blink, i just moved them closer to about 3" away instead of the 8" will these 2 CFL's be enough light until i can put them underr the 400w MH?

You have a 400w MH and you're using CFLs????

You should be using the MH like, now.

Unless you mean HPS or electricity costs are an issue?